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August 2013

August 27, 2013

We’ve had a lot of requests for a AU 2013 class catalog preview, and we’re happy to oblige. Although this is not the final catalog, you can use this spreadsheet version of classes to help you and your colleagues plan your trip to the AU Las Vegas conference.

Popular classes often fill up quickly at AU, so using this spreadsheet to get started on your selections will help ensure that you get the classes you want when registration opens September 12.

What’s new?

Many classes highlight advanced workflows that promote collaboration between team members using Autodesk® design and creation suites and other combinations of products. We have more classes on advanced product design, automotive design, and manufacturing using Autodesk® Inventor®, Autodesk® Alias®, Autodesk® Simulation CFD, and Autodesk® Fusion 360™. Still other classes delve into Autodesk® 360 cloud services and mobile apps that enable you to design and collaborate in the field, in the office, from home, or anywhere in the world.

Want to learn the fine details of programming Autodesk APIs or learn about Autodesk® Revit® families or how to make things using consumer-level 3D printers? Whatever you need to learn, there's likely a class to address it.

Watch for follow-up roundtable sessions

We've added more of the popular roundtable sessions, and a number of them are specifically designed as follow-ups to some of this year’s lecture classes. These small, interactive gatherings give you the opportunity to delve deeper into a topic with your peers. Follow-up sessions also give you the opportunity to bring questions inspired by the lecture directly to the speaker. Share your successes or find out what other firms are doing and how they're handling the issues you struggle with.

Stay tuned

Remember…the classes in the spreadsheet are still a preview. The class catalog will ultimately have about 650 classes. Use the Discipline or Product filter to find the most interesting classes for you.

We expect several changes over the next few months as a few classes are dropped and others are added. We will also be adding more information about other exciting events at AU 2013 and some of the Monday preconferences, including the Automotive Summit, an ideas summit, keynote addresses, and Innovation Forums.

Note: You can use your Autodesk account or you must set up an Autodesk account to register for AU 2013. Your AU account is no longer available. For more information, read the Account FAQ.

August 12, 2013

The Autodesk University conference celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, and this major milestone just happened to coincide with Autodesk’s decision to refresh its corporate identity. That said, as Autodesk evolves to meet the needs of our customers, so does AU. Now is the right time to refresh both the AU brand and website.

We’ve been hard at work creating a new logo and a new website. But these changes are more than skin deep. We’ve also introduced new functionality and more is planned for the months ahead.

New look and feel

First check out our new 3D AU logo, which was designed using Autodesk® 3ds Max®. The logo reflects AU’s renewed commitment to the engineers, designers, and business leaders to provide engaging learning experiences and connections with industry experts. We’ve also updated the user interface to use more images and less text, which we hope will make it easier for you to find classes and event information.

New logins

One of the things we’ve often heard from our AU members is that they’d like to have a single login for all Autodesk sites, including AU. With that in mind, you can now use your Autodesk Account to sign in to the AU website. If you don’t have an Autodesk Account, it’s easy to create one right from the AU website. See the new FAQs to learn more about it.

New class catalog

The classes on-demand catalog has an entirely new user interface. Similar to most search engines, the search results page now displays a short class description and a thumbnail for classes that include a video to give you a better understanding about what the class offers. All classes still include handouts, a PowerPoint presentation, and other class materials that the speaker provided.

More to come

With 650 classes scheduled for AU 2013, plus several events scheduled on Sunday and Monday before the conference, AU continues to evolve to meet the needs of our community. International events this year include conferences in Russia, Germany, Brazil, China, and Japan, and we now reach thousands more through our AU website, live-streaming on AU Online during the Las Vegas conference, and locally hosted events such as AU extension.

We want Autodesk University to continue to be an inspiring learning and networking event. Let us know what you think about our new website on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and the AU blog.